Gina De Vecchio is live at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center with more on what Triad doctors are telling people about the Zika Virus.

Gina De Vecchio is live at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center with more on what Triad doctors are telling people about the Zika Virus.

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Updated: 6:58 AM EST Feb 18, 2016

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WEBVTT START FAMILIES BECAUSEIT HAS BEEN LINKED TO BIRTH THEFACTS.DOCTORS IN THE TRIAD HAVEWARNINGS OF THEIR OWN.GINA HAS MORE, OUR DOCTORSCONCERNED THAT THIS COULD COMEOUR WAY?GINA: IT COULD COME OUR WAY BUTIT'S VERY UNLIKELY.IT'S A CONCERN FOR PREGNANT ANDTHOSE PEOPLE TRYING TO START AFAMILY BECAUSE IT CAUSES SEVEREBIRTH DEFECTS.FOR MOST PEOPLE IN THE UNITEDSTATES, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS ISSOMETHING THAT WILL BE AVOIDEDAND NOT SOMETHING TO BECONCERNED ABOUT.IT IS MORE COMMON IN AREAS WITHEXPOSURE TO MORE MOSQUITOES LIKERESUME WHERE PEOPLE DON'T HAVEAIR CONDITIONING OR SCREENS ONTHEIR DOORS.THE GREATEST CONCERN IS FORPREGNANT WOMEN.IF THEY PLAN TO VISIT THESEAREAS, THAT'S WHEN IT BECOMES ACONCERN.ZIKA DOES NOT POSE A GREAT RISKTO OTHER PEOPLE BUT INFECTEDTRAVELERS ENTERING THE U.S. MAYSPREAD TO OUR MOSQUITOES.ONE DISEASE EXPERT HAS SOMEADVICE. IF YOU COME BACK WITHIN A TWOWEEK TIME FRAME OF BEING BACK,YOU GET A FEVER AND WE WILL ASKYOU TO STAY INDOORS.NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO BEBARBECUING.IF YOU HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE, LONGPANTS AND LONG SLEEVES AND AGOOD MOSQUITO REPELLENTSO THATYOU DON'T GETIT IN.GINA: SOUTH AMERICA AND THEKOREAN THAT IN THE CARIBBEAN ARETHE MAIN SPOTS.THOSE AREAS WILL STILL BE THEREIN YEARS TO COME.PREGNANT AMALIE'S, KEEP THAT INMIND OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR SO.

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Gina De Vecchio is live at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center with more on what Triad doctors are telling people about the Zika Virus.